2014 Football

Rashawn West

Defensive Coordinator and Safeties Coach

Rashawn West joins the Bluffton University football program as the defensive coordinator
and safeties coach for the 2014 season. He comes to Bluffton after two years as the
linebackers coach at Hanover College where he worked with Bluffton Head Coach Denny
Dorrel who was the defensive coordinator for the Panthers. West will also serve as
the video coordinator.

Prior to his time at Hanover, West coached linebackers and defensive backs at Marietta
College (2008-10) where he helped lead the Pioneers to a victory over a 7-0 Otterbein
team that was ranked #7 in the country in 2009. In addition to working alongside Coach
Dorrel at Marietta, West also served as a special teams assistant for the Pioneers.

A four-year starter at Thomas More College, West graduated in 2008 with a degree in
elementary education and minor in business. He was a three-time All-Presidents Athletic
Conference selection, twice at outside linebacker and at cornerback as a senior. His
position coach and defensive coordinator at Thomas More was Coach Dorrel.